Fence.



m n-En STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALBERT J. MGGLEES, 0F ELLISVILLE, ILLINOIS.

FENCE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT J. MCOLEES, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ellisville, in the county of Fulton, State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fences; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The present invention is directed to improvements in fences, and has for its object to provide a fence formed from a plurality of independent sections, which can be easily and quickly set up or taken down as desired.

A further object of the invention is to provide a fence comprising a plurality of sectional posts, which can be readily assembled to form a complete line of fence.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a fence so constructed that the posts thereof may be firmly anchored.

With these and other objects in view, this invention resides in the novel features of construction, formation, combination and arragement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure l is. a top plan view of the fence in its folded position. I

Fig. 2 is a side elevation ofthe fence in its folded position.

Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of the post anchor.

Fig. 4 is a sectional View of posts, and;

Fig. 5 is a sectional view showing the manner of securing the anchor to the post.

The posts 1 are formed from sections 2, each section being semi-circular in cross sec tion so that when the concavities thereof are confronting, a post circular in cross section is produced. The sections 2 are formed from sheet metal, and may be of any desired length. 7

The sections 2 are connected by hinges 3, the leaves of which are bolted to the sections, whereby the hinges may be readily applied one of the Specification of Letters Patent.

in Figs. 1 and 2.

or removed. The posts are alined in the usual manner, and each section 2 is provided Patented Oct. 30, 1917. 2 Application filed August 3, 1915. Serial No. 43,464. I

with a plurality of vertically spaced perforations for receiving the line wires 5, which are looped from one post to the other.

The upper ends of the sections are closed by plates 6 so that when the adjacent edges thereof are in contacting relation the upper ends of the posts will be entirely closed so as to prevent rain or snow entering the post which being the case would tend to soften the earth in which the post is embedded.

This would be objectionable since the posts would tend to sag.

The preferred form of anchor? consists of sections 8 which are hingedly connected,

as at 9, while the free ends of the sections are disposed in overlapping relation, and are provided with registering openings 10, and through which the spike 11 is passed to be driven into the ground. The adjacent hinged edges of the sections 2 are formed with recesses 12, which when confronting form vertical slots 13 which receive the. sleeves '14 of the hinge of the sections 8, thereby preventing the anchor from moving upwardly or downwardly.

' Since the line wires connect each section, it is obvious that the same may be disconnected and placed in the positions as shown If desired brace bars 23 may be employed and are arrangedin crosswise relation with their ends bolted to the sections 2 of each post. 7

What is claimed is I A fence comprising a plurality of posts, each post consisting of a pair of hingedly connected metallic sections semi-circular in cross section and having vertically spaced perforations formed therein, means for clamping the sections together, and line wires looped in the perforations.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature, in the presence of two witnesses.

Gr. S. HEADLEY.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G.

ALBERT J. MoCLEES. 

